Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Dealers
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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts
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- Key industry statistics, trends, and financial ratios
- Operating conditions and current performance
- Competitive landscape and environment
- Major company profiles and market shares
- Five-year outlook and growth forecasts
The Grissim Guides
Home Buyer's Outlook
http://grissimguides.com/
Annual assessment of the manufactured housing landscape from a consumer's standpoint includes insights on current market conditions and trends, average retail prices for new manufactured homes by region, recommendations on specific buying scenarios, and a discussion of continuing consumer financing challenges and other issues which affect retail sales centers that also impact consumers.
MHI
Information resources available from this organization include:
Quick Facts / Understanding Today's Manufactured Housing
http://www.manufacturedhousing.org/
Publications cover topics such as types of structures, cost and size comparisons for manufactured vs.
site-built homes, factory-built unit shipments by number of sections, and total estimated annual retail
sales, with comparative data provided for single-section, multi-section, and site-built homes including
average sales price, average number of square feet, and average cost per square foot.
Annual Production and Shipment Data
http://www.manufacturedhousing.org/
Reports available in this section provide information on factory-built unit shipments by state, region,
and number of sections (e.g., single-section, multi-section), estimated annual retail sales, average
retail sales prices for all units and single-section and multi-section units, and manufactured home
shipments as a percentage of new single-family housing starts and new single-family homes sold.
U.S. Census Bureau
Manufactured Homes Survey
https://www.census.gov/
Monthly and annual statistical reports provide current and historical trend data for new factory-built home placements such as number of units sold, average and median square footage, number of bedrooms per unit, average sales price, and site location (e.g., owner property, mobile home park), with data reported by state and geographic region and size of unit (e.g., single-wide, double-wide).
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Information resources available from this organization include:
Manufactured-Housing Consumer Finance in the U.S.
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/
CFPB publication provides background information on the prefabricated housing market, with topics covered
in the report including geographic distribution of prefabricated units, resident demographics, housing
costs, legal treatment of units, finance market dynamics, size and composition of financing market,
home purchase loan pricing, and secondary market demand for manufactured home loans.
Retail Industry
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Section 3.6 of the above publication provides an overview of the mobile home dealer's role in selling
and financing prefabricated homes, with topics covered in this section including number of product lines
offered, inventory floor plan financing arrangements, consumer shopping experience, retailer
and home lender relationships, and growing prevalence of retailer-lender
contractual agreements.
Freedonia Group
Prefabricated Housing Market in the US by Type and Region
https://www.freedoniagroup.com/
Comprehensive market research study provides in-depth analysis of the U.S. market for factory-built housing products, with data provided including historical demand and forecasts by product type (e.g., single-section, double-section, three or more sections, modular, precut, and panelized) and regional geographic market (e.g., U.S. Census region, U.S. Census subregion, and state, where applicable).
BizMiner
Market Analysis
https://www.bizminer.com
Market analysis report provides industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.
Financial Statements and Financial Ratios
Manufactured Home Dealers
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "453930"
- Income and expenses in dollars and percentages
- Balance sheets in dollars and percentages
- Profitability and return on investment ratios
- Liquidity and working capital ratios
- Asset turnover and efficiency ratios
- Capital structure and debt service ratios
IBISWorld
Manufactured Home Dealers
(see links for individual reports)
Financial benchmarking section of this report provides an analysis of industry income and expenses as a percentage of sales for dealers that sell and install new or used single-section and multi-section manufactured homes and related parts, equipment, and accessories such as appliances, cabinetry, countertops, central air, skylights, hardwood floors, and fireplaces. Sample report is available online.
Compensation and Salary Surveys
PayScale, Inc.
Mobile Home Dealer
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage rate data for selected job positions, such as general manager, operations manager, office manager, administrative assistant, and title clerk, for companies that sell new and/or used manufactured homes, parts, equipment, and accessories, with employers for which median salary, bonus, and wage data is provided including Clayton Homes, Inc.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
https://www.bls.gov/oes/
Annual employment and wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data for personnel whose job duties include moving and setting up mobile homes and prefabricated buildings, connecting electrical, water, and sewer lines to these buildings, and inspecting and testing building systems and equipment to determine if all of these items are operating properly and if any repairs or replacements are needed.
Business Valuation Resources
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